Kathleen (Poulter) Brummer died on Sept. 1, 2015, in Freeport, Maine, at age 81. She was born in Huddersfield, England, on June 22, 1934, to schoolteachers William and Doreen Poulter. She had one brother, Phil Poulter, who lives in West Sussex, England with his wife Pat.

Kathy studied at the Imperial College in London where she achieved a Ph.D. in chemistry. It was at Imperial College where she met her husband, the late S. Barry Brummer.

Kathy and Barry moved to the U.S. in 1962, becoming citizens soon after. They settled in Wayland, MA, where they raised their children. Kathy was active in the Pincushion/Eliot Montessori School community.

Kathy worked as a chemist at Tyco and at General Electric. She held multiple patents, including one for a hydrogen fuel cell.

Kathy had four children, Simon Brummer, who lives with his wife Julie in Lancaster, MA, Jennie Brummer of Auburn, MA, Marcus Brummer of Waltham, MA and Heather Brummer, who lives with her husband Jef f Eichstedt in Lake Stevens, WA. Kathy had five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

After her children were grown, Kathy attended the Shelter Institute in Bath, ME, to learn to build houses. In 1992, she designed and built her own dream home in Arrowsic, ME, which she named Varykino.

Kathy was intellectually curious, independentlyminded and energetic. Before she became ill, she enjoyed camping, volunteered her time with Hospice and Meals on Wheels and spent time with her H.O.P.E. Group. She loved living in Maine, spending time at the Durham Friends Meeting and schmoozing at Books- AMillion.

A memorial service for Kathy will be held at Durham Friends Meeting House at 532 Quaker Meeting House Road, Durham, Maine, on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 2 p. m. Should friends desire, donations in Kathy’s memory may be made to the Boston Museum of Science at the website http://www.mos.org/tribute or by mailing Museum of Science, Advancement Division, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114.